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by Frank Campanellifrank.campanelli@gmail.com

The Thorny Task of Cleaning Flat Painted Walls

The Thorny Task of Cleaning Flat Painted Walls

Cleaning Flat Painted Walls is a Tough Job! Done with a Gentle Touch. When choosing the type of paint to use in your home’s interior, a good question to ask is: How difficult is it to clean? There are several … Continue reading

Choosing Colors for Exterior House Painting in CT

Choosing Colors for Exterior House Painting in CT

Whether you need to choose a paint color for your newly constructed home or it’s time to give your house a fresh coat of paint, there are plenty of things to consider when choosing the color scheme. Painting your exterior … Continue reading

Interior Painting Moods

Interior Painting Moods

Choosing Your Interior Paint Color Can Create A Mood. How do you narrow down the paint colors for your home’s interior from the limitless choices? If you’re not choosing the shade based on a personal preference or the color of … Continue reading

Home Staging in CT

Home Staging in CT

Pros Agree – Your Home is The Stage. And it will be judged by the performance it gives in the eyes of the buyer. Statistics have proven that selling times are cut drastically and selling prices are much closer to … Continue reading

Faux Finishes can Make Your Interior a Real Work of Art

Faux Finishes can Make Your Interior a Real Work of Art

Some clients of Franklin Painting LLC are looking for something different than our normal, top-notch interior painting schemes. They are looking for a real “artistic” touch using advanced painting techniques, murals or Trompe L’Oeil effects. We have been offering these services … Continue reading

DOES YOUR HOME’S EXTERIOR NEED PAINTING?

DOES YOUR HOME’S EXTERIOR NEED PAINTING?

Does your home have wood rot that needs repair? A deck in need of a powerwash or facelift? Call us TODAY for an ESTIMATE before time gets away from you. Visit our Gallery of Homes painted by Franklin Painting This … Continue reading

Select Your Sheen: How to Choose the Paint Finish

Select Your Sheen: How to Choose the Paint Finish

After the arduous color selection process is finally complete, there is still one small part left to choose. While the type of finish used may not seem like a big deal, the amount of shine added to a color can … Continue reading

Kitchen Renovation and Cabinet Refinishing

Kitchen Renovation and Cabinet Refinishing

by Frank Campanelli – frank.campanelli@gmail.com A short time ago Franklin Painting LLC crews transformed this Glastonbury, CT kitchen in a dramatic fashion. All the existing maple cabinets were reconditioned and refinished with a clear coating. The refrigerator and oven cabinetry … Continue reading

Finding Just The Right White

Finding Just The Right White

by Frank Campanelli – frank.campanelli@gmail.com At first thought you may think that white is the simplest choice for painting a room, until it comes time to pick out your paint color. But wait…white is just white, right? Unfortunately for the … Continue reading

Colorful Exterior House Painting

Colorful Exterior House Painting

Aren’t You Glad You Don’t Have Neighbors Like This? by Frank Campanelli – frank.campanelli@gmail.com Having a bit of fun with this blog post. Hopefully you will enjoy looking around the country and in Europe too at some of the most … Continue reading

Painting Ceilings Can Liven Up Your Interior

Painting Ceilings Can Liven Up Your Interior

Looking to Liven Up Your Interior This Winter? Try Painting Your Ceilings – You Will Be Amazed At The Difference It Can Make! by Frank Campanelli – frank.campanelli@gmail.com One of the easiest ways to brighten up a room is to … Continue reading

Kitchen Cabinet Refinishing in CT

Kitchen Cabinet Refinishing in CT

by Frank Campanelli – frank.campanelli@gmail.com Your kitchen is the center of your home and your lifestyle. It is the hub of much of the daily activity of your family. You may love your kitchen, the layout may be perfect for … Continue reading

How to Choose Colors for Interior Painting

How to Choose Colors for Interior Painting

by Frank Campanelli – frank.campanelli@gmail.com The old days of using one color throughout the house with another shade for the trim has long passed. Today’s decorators and homeowners embrace the rainbow of colors available to make the home’s interior beautiful … Continue reading

A Brief History of House Painting

A Brief History of House Painting

by Frank Campanelli – frank.campanelli@gmail.com Today we all take choices of colors and brands of house paint for granted. You can visit your local paint store and browse countless shades and hues of every virtually every color in the rainbow. … Continue reading

Angies List Super Service Award

Angies List Super Service Award

by Frank Campanelli – frank.campanelli@gmail.com For achieving and maintaining a Superior Service Rating on Angie’s List throughout 2010 as determined by Angie’s List members we have won the Super Service Award in the categories of Interior Painting, Exterior Painting and … Continue reading

Franklin Painting Changes History

Franklin Painting Changes History

For over 100 years the stately mansion on Sunnyledge in New Britain, CT was white with dark shutters. The owners decided it was time for a change and the home is now a slate grey. Neighbors and local townspeople are … Continue reading

Blue Jays and Paint

Blue Jays and Paint

One of our potential customers emailed us the following: “Here is something interesting.  I’ve been noticing that my resident blue jays have been knocking on my house in the back.  I thought they were searching for bugs or water.  At … Continue reading

Get Your Imagination Going

Get Your Imagination Going

This amazing video by Kevin Couture can really get your imagination going when it comes to choosing colors to use when you decide it is time for a fresh look. Our experienced estimators will arrive at your home with a … Continue reading

Frank Campanelli & Scouting

Frank Campanelli & Scouting

Frank Campanelli, owner of Franklin Painting LLC, worked with Bob and Ted Sanford, of Sanford & Hawley, to help more than 70 Boy Scouts from Avon Troop 274, Farmington Troop 68 and Burlington Troop 23 earn their carpentry merit badge.  … Continue reading

Constant Contact 2010 All Star Award March 16, 2011

Constant Contact 2010 All Star Award March 16, 2011

We just received word that we were awarded one of Constant Contact’s All Star Awards for 2010.  To receive this award Constant Contact looked at the following criteria:  frequency of campaigns, open, bounce and click through rates, use of social … Continue reading

One Response to Franklin Painting / House Painting Blog

  1. Nice post! I found your blog with more information on painting and I bookmarked it to ask questions. Thanks for the share! Keep posting!!

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